Known to the general public for her role as Samia Nassri in More beautiful life, Fabienne Carat has led the life of a solo mother since 2021. Her ex-partner having chosen not to recognize their daughter Céleste, the 46-year-old actress has assumed this responsibility alone since day one. A reality that she never tried to hide. She regularly speaks for bear witness to what single mothers experience.
In November 2025, in the podcast Hello Solos, she had already told how those around her had received the news that she would raise Céleste without a father. “Where you can be ashamed is towards your family. Your grandmothers or aunts who ask questions, who think you’re a slut… Parents who ask: ‘But who is it? Is he a good person?’ In my job, people are still hyper rock’n’roll, hyper open, it’s more on the family side. I’m from the countryside, it’s quite conservative”she confided.
Fabienne Carat is moved to tears while talking about her life as a single mother
Wednesday June 17, 2026, the former candidate of Dancing with the stars was Malika Ménard’s guest in her podcast CÅ“ur de mère. A conversation during which she confided with great emotion. The actress, who regularly appears in fiction on the small screen, spoke on the weight of motherhood for a single person on a daily basis. She does not minimize the burden that this implies: “It’s so hard not to have a relay that the educational load is very, very hard”she began, before continuing in tears: “In fact, we don’t realize, but these are ages when children are not very well-behaved, they test love, limits a lot… And we are often judged to do things badly.“
Fabienne Carat facing judgments about her personal life
Fabienne Carat felt the judgments of those close to her for her choice to keep her baby despite the absence of any involvement on the part of the father. But, she is also regularly judged by strangers, particularly on social networks. The actress particularly suffers from this injustice. She must both do everything at once for her daughter and endure criticism: “There are really zero relays and a lot of judgments.” A strong testimony, which speaks both of the exhaustion and the resilience of those who shoulder such great responsibility alone.
